Hot off the back of our highly successful eye camp in Baruwa Village, Sindhupulchok our 8 cataract patients, Pasang and Community Medical Assistant, Rabina packed themselves into a jeep for the long, bumpy journey to Kathmandu. With a probable average age for our patients somewhere in the mid 70s, for most of them it was their […]
On Thursday morning we set off with two senior optometrists from Kathmandu’s Teaching Hospital, Dr Sanjeeb Mishra and Dr Gauri Shankar Shrestha to finally fulfil a promise made to the community of Baruwa in Sindhupalchok, to return and support them in their health care needs by running a free eye camp. After a long, bumpy […]
Last week 64 people crowded on to two buses supported by our local health care workers Kumar and Jhalak – 32 cataract patients and 32 carers – and headed to Pokhara for a simple, but life changing operation to restore their sight. After a further series of screening, two ladies were referred to Tilgunga Eye Hospital […]
After everyone had boarded buses for the windy road through the mountains towards Kathmandu and Pokhara, there finally came a chance to reflect. This year’s health camp has been an incredible experience for all. For one, we had some amazing numbers… Total numbers 2016: 1,630 patients 2,793 consultations Total Numbers Past 4 years: 7,271 patients […]
Our final morning in Sirkot began after a warm breakfast of chickpeas and potatoes, fried bread, and boiled eggs. The line at the school gate was already forming by the time the registration books were opening and everyone was preparing for final consultations. In pharmacy, Tila, Gerald, and Kumar took stock of available medicines and […]
